Fountain attachment for pens.



V P. J. SGHISLER. FOUNTAIN ATTACHMENT FOR PENS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1913.

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FRANK J. SCHISLER, OF WINTHROP, MINNESOTA.

FOUNTAIN ATTACHMENT FOR PENS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Application filed May 12, 1913. Serial No. 767,166.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK J. ScI-rrsLnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVinthrop, in the county of Sibley and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain Attachments for Pens; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fountain attachments for pens.

One object of the invention is to provide a fountain attachment for pens having an improved means for removably fastening the attachment to the under side and between the edges of any style of pen.

Another object is to provide an attachment of this character which will be simple, strong, durable and inexpensive in construc-* tion, eflioient and reliable in operation and which will hold a maximum amount of ink without permitting any of the same to drop from the point of the pen.

lVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pen having my improved fountain attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectionof the pen and the attachment; Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view through the pen and attachment taken on the line H of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a similar View taken on the line 66 of Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a central longitudinal sectional View of a pen showing a slightly difierent arrangement of the attachment.

My improved fountain attachment comprises an ink reservoir or receptacle 1 which is substantially boat-shaped and tapered at its forward end. The bottom and sides of the body of thereceptacle incline from the upper or rear end thereof to a point near the forward end and from this point, the bottom curves upwardly to form the front or lower end 2 of the reservoir, the deepest portion of said body being near its front end in a position to be disposed opposite the opening in the pen point when the device is applied. The rear or upper end 3 of the reservoir turns upwardly at an abrupt angle and has formed therein a vent 4-. The body of the reservoir is of considerably less width than the width of the pen and the edges of the reservoir engage the inner side of the pen some distance from the edges of said pen.

The reservoir 1 when constructed and arranged as herein shown and described may be secured in position to the inner side of the pen in any suitable manner, but is preferably detachably secured to the pen to permit the reservoir to be removed for cleaning or any other purpose. When constructed to be detachably secured to the pen, the reservoir has formed on the edge of its upper or inner end a longitudinally extending tongue 5 on the outer end of which is formed a transverse bead or rib 6. The tongue 5 'when thus constructed is adapted to be engaged wlth a cllp 7 arranged on the lnner side of the shank of the pen in any suitable manner, but which is preferably formed by cutting or slitting the shank of the pen and bending the slitted portion of the metal inwardly as clearly shown in the drawings. At its inner end the clip is bent to form a notch or groove 8 with which the head or rib 6 is engaged when the tongue 5 is slipped beneath the clip. The bead 6 when thus engaged with the groove 8 securely fastens the reservoir in position in the pen but will permit the reservoir to be readily removed when desired.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings is shown a reservoir 9 which is fixed to the inner side of the pen in any suitable manner and is herein shown as being soldered thereto. By reference to Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings it will be seen that the side edges of the body of the receptacle have a. close engagement with the inner surface of the pen, so that ink will not leak from the reservoir between said edges and the surface of the pen. In filling the pen the same is dipped into the ink in the usual manner and tipped'back, thus permitting the ink to flow into the reservoir through the usual hole or passage 10 formed in all pens at the inner end of the slit between the points.

By forming the body of the reservoir with its greatest depth opposite the opening 10 in the pen and near the front end of the reservoir, there will be a tendency to draw the ink into the reservoir until the latter is filled or a sufficient quantity drawn therein. This body portion or tank of the fountain when constructed as described will carry all the ink which it will take up and when withdrawn from the ink into which the pen is inserted, said fountain will be full as will also the pen on the underside next to the fountain. If the pen is held perpendicularly the ink will run or hang down very near the point of the pen and when the pen is placed at an angle of forty-five degrees or in writing position, the ink will be drawn up from the point entirely and in this position it will take more than ordinary shaking to throw ofi any ink from the pen. This is caused by the suction or weight of the ink within the fountain. lVhen the fountain is full to overflowing there will be 'ink along its sides but none at the edges of the pen for the suction from the fountain holds the ink up against the fountain and away from the edges of the pen thereby adapting the pen for line ruling. \Vhen the pen is used, pressure on the points will form a space or opening between the point or lower end of the reservoir and the adjacent inner side of the pen points which will permit the ink to flow from the reservoir in suflicient quantities to feed the pen, but not in sufficient quantities to drop from the points.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A fountain attachment for pens comprising a boat-shaped body of less width than the pen to which it is to be applied, said body being deepest near its forward end, the edges of said body being shaped to fit snugly against the underside of the pen at all points, and means for securing the rear end of said body to a pen, said body having a vent in the rear end thereof.

2. A fountain attachment for pens, comprising a reservoir adapted to be engaged with the inner surface of the pen, a tongue formed on the inner end of the reservoir, a rib formed across the end of said tongue, a clip cut and bent inwardly from the shank ofthe pen to receive said tongue, said clip having therein a transverse groove to re ceive the rib on the tongue when the latter is engaged with the clip.

8. A fountain attachment for pens, comprising a reservoir adapted to be applied to the inner side of the pen and having a width considerably less than the width of the pen, said reservoir inclining from its upper or inner end toward the forward or lower end and having said forward end curved upwardly and its inner end formed at an abrupt angle and provided with a vent opening, a tongue formed on the inner end of the reservoir, a rib formed across said tongue, and a clip cut and bent inwardly from the shank of the pen to receive said tongue, said clip having therein a groove to receive the rib on the tongue when the latter is engaged with the clip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK J. SOHISLER.

\Vitnesses CHAs. Quinn), A. L. YOUNG.

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